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Monthly Archives: January 2014

Once a month I will be showcasing the talents of colleagues in the art world and I am very happy to introduce you to Christine Aaron, a friend and Vice President of the Mamaroneck Artists’ Guild in Larchmont, New York. Christine uses a variety of different media and techniques, often using tree imagery and layering to…

I recently posted about Wildlife Corridors being set up in and around Kasane, a town in northern Botswana. The corridors give animals like elephants and buffalo places to cross the road in order to reach the Chobe river, and have been set up by Elephants Without Borders. Tempe Adams, a PhD candidate, has been using camera…

January 23, 2014, 7pm Remember to join me on January 23 as I talk about my Conservation-Themed Art and Africa! As part of the Green Speaker Series, I will be interviewed by international documentary photographer Daryl Hawk and will then talk about my conservation-inspired Art. You will see field sketches, studio paintings and video as…

In some parts of Africa towns happen to sit on or beside routes used by wildlife, and the town of Kasane in northern Botswana is an example I know well. Kasane sits on the banks of the Chobe river and many species, including elephants, not only drink from the river but also cross it on…

Here is a very simple field sketch I created in Kruger National Park, South Africa, last September. This male lion was mating and as a result was following every move of the lioness he was with. But he had an injured front paw and seemed torn between mating and resting his leg. He looked exhausted, but every time…

Towards the end of last year I was delighted to hear that my Cheetah Trio Field Sketch had been purchased for the permanent collection of the Bennington Center for the Arts. This piece was created in Botswana and was part of the Society of Animal Artists Annual Exhibition in October, also at The Bennington. I…

January 23, 2014, 7pm Come and join me on a cold January evening to talk about Africa! As part of the Green Speaker Series, I will be interviewed by international documentary photographer Daryl Hawk and will then talk about my conservation-inspired Art. You will see field sketches, studio paintings and video as I discuss my…